The Best Damn Peanut Sauce!

The name says it all!  I found this recipe in a cookbook for a hippie-cafe that existed in Ithaca, NY back in the 1970's, modified it a little bit and now I can't live without it!

3-4 large cloves of garlic
1 TBSP of ginger
1/2 cup unsalted peanut butter (chunky is my favorite)
4 tsp dark sesame oil
1/4 cup rice vinegar
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 tsp sirachi sauce (or cayenne pepper to taste)

Press the garlic into a bowl and mince the ginger (I buy the pre-minced ginger).  Combine with all other ingredients.  It will take a few minutes of stirring for it to all come together.  This sauce is usually best if all the flavors can combine for 20-minutes or so.  Keep it in the fridge for as long as it lasts!

Serving suggestions:
1.  Mix with a stir-fry of tofu and broccoli
2.  Mix with a raw salad of shredded red cabbage, carrots and endamame
3.  Make a pasta salad using Israeli couscous,scallions, carrots, cabbage, etc. (whatever vegetables you want really) and the peanut sauce. Top salad with more diced scallions and dry, roasted peanuts.
4.  Spread on a piece of toast!